Web Site Offers Help To Injured Soldiers

The hundreds of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan often suffer silently with post-traumatic stress issues, which can ultimately cause extreme pain for their families.

Now, there is an alternative to getting help free of charge, and servicemen never even have to leave their homes.

"I was a different person. I was an entirely different person from the person that left," said Marine Sal Gonzalez.

He served two-and-a-half years in the U.S. Marines as a machine gunner. During two months of that time, he kept convoys safe in Iraq.

Gonzalez was hit by an improvised explosive device on Oct. 31, 2004 and lost his leg. Like a lot of other troops, Gonzalez had difficulty adjusting to life as a civilian but is getting helping through a Web site.

"I did try to forget and ultimately that doesn't help," said Gonzalez. "If you bury it, it doesn't help. You got to really talk about it and that's what

helps with, just getting there and talking with people who understand you."

NotAlone.com is a new online alternative for military personnel and their families to talk about the issues only they understand.

Users can remain anonymous.

"For active duty (servicemen), there are some resources, but it's that stigma of, 'I don't want them to find out because my husband's job will be in trouble,' or something like that, which is unfortunate, so they just don't do anything. We actually bring it directly to their doorstep now," said Web site organizer Mike Jones.

provides online chat rooms and expert help without ever having to leave home.

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"We don't trust the military. We love the military, we love what we do, but we are not going to go to a shrink if it's going to make us any less combat-effective. We're not going to do it," said Gonzalez.

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For the hardcore Marine who was once afraid to let people see him cry, he's now singing about his past and using his past to help other friends improve their future.

"From now on whenever I talk to them, I send them over to

. That's the only way they are going to be able to talk it out," said Gonzalez.

Later this year,

will be partnering with Centerstone to offer free group counseling.

is a national organization based in Nashville.

The public can hear Gonzalez perform at a fundraiser at the Loveless Barn on Sept. 25 with country star Trace Adkins.